
Holidays to Switzerland Travel Podcast - Plan Your Swiss Vacation
Are you planning a vacation to Switzerland? On the Holidays to Switzerland travel podcast you'll get practical tips and advice from Swiss travel experts to help you plan your dream trip to Switzerland.
Your host, Carolyn Schönafinger, the founder of HolidaysToSwitzerland.com and a Swiss travel expert, shares the best places to visit in Switzerland based on her experiences, along with all the Swiss travel tips she has gathered over 30 years and on dozens of visits, for planning a trip to Switzerland.
Discover the best things to do in Switzerland, and learn essential information about train travel in Switzerland, food, language and so much more.
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Holidays to Switzerland Travel Podcast - Plan Your Swiss Vacation
Switzerland with Kids: The Best Family-Friendly Attractions and Activities
If you're planning a family vacation in Switzerland, this episode is tailor-made for you! Join me as I chat with Hana Hurabova to discover favorite outdoor activities that make Switzerland a perfect destination for families.
We explore a range of exciting activities to keep your kids entertained, from Alpine playgrounds and themed hiking trails to adrenaline-pumping scooter rides and rodelbahns, Switzerland has them all.
You’ll also learn about other activities in Switzerland, like marble runs in the Bernese Oberland and intriguing treasure hunts in cities.
And if you’re not traveling to Switzerland with kids, don't worry—these activities are just as enjoyable for adults, offering opportunities to soak in Switzerland's breathtaking beauty while having fun.
Tune in to discover how to make your Switzerland family holidays truly magical with experiences that everyone in the family will cherish!
Safe travels,
Carolyn
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Are you dreaming of visiting Switzerland? Planning a trip to Switzerland is very exciting, but it can also be overwhelming. How do you choose which are the many scenic cities, towns, and villages to visit? Which mountaintop excursions should you take? And what's the best way to get around Switzerland? And of course, how much of the country can you realistically see within your time frame? If you've asked yourself off any of these questions, this is the podcast for you. This is the Holidays to Switzerland Travel podcast. And in each episode, your host, Carolyn Schönafinger, chats with Swiss travel experts to answer your most commonly asked questions provide practical tips and take you on a virtual visit to the most popular destinations, and of course, some hidden gems to help you plan your dream trip to Switzerland. You'll hear plenty of conversations about Swiss cheese and chocolate, too. Are you ready to plan your trip to Switzerland? Well, let's get started.
Carolyn Schönafinger
Grüezi. Welcome to this week's episode. Switzerland is a fantastic vacation destination for all ages. Whilst today, we'll be talking about some of the fabulous outdoor activities for kids in Switzerland. If you're travelling without children, you will still get plenty of helpful information and inspiration from this episode, too. Today, I'm welcoming back Hana Hurabova from the family travel blog, ourswissexperience.com. Hana and her family are outdoor lovers, and they spend as much of their leisure time as possible enjoying the many outdoor activities in Switzerland. Hana is going to tell us about some of her family's favourite experiences, which include things like alpine playgrounds, toboggan runs, and themed hiking trails, so that you can include some of them in your Swiss vacation plans, too. After all, if you're travelling with children, every parent knows that keeping the kids entertained and happy can be the difference between a good vacation and a great one. Hi, Hana. Thank you very much for coming back on the podcast. For those listeners who didn't hear you when you were previously on the podcast, would you like to tell us a bit about yourself and and your background, because I think we can tell from your accent that you're not originally from Switzerland.
Hana Hurabova
No, I'm not originally from Switzerland. I'm originally from the Czech Republic, but I've been living here in Switzerland for over 10 years now. We came to Switzerland because of my husband's job and we stayed here. We have three kids. My kids are 15, 12, and nine years old. Because of the kids, I started at Travel blog, a hiking blog, Our Swiss Experience to show people not only Czechs in Switzerland, but also of tourists coming to Switzerland, the beauty of Switzerland, hiking trails, playgrounds, and lots of activities of Switzerland. That's my background. I'm living, let's say, 20 kilometres from Bern, from the capital of Switzerland. I'm really close to Bernese Oberland. It's my favourite place as well as the Emmental Valley. Yeah, That's it in short.
Carolyn Schönafinger
You're in a very central part of Switzerland, so it's great to be able to get out and explore everywhere, I'm sure. Now, it sounds to me like you really love living in Switzerland. You've obviously done a lot. You've been out exploring so much with your children. What is it, in your opinion, that makes Switzerland such a great place for a family vacation?
Hana Hurabova
I would say it's a variety of activities Switzerland can offer for families. I mean, not only hiking, there are lots of hiking paths for a team pass for kids, but also for non-hikers because you can enjoy, for example, the views. You travel to the top of the mountain and just soak up the Swiss beauty. Then, for example, when you have kids, there are lots of great playgrounds. When it's raining, there are also lots of possibilities, for example, to take a panoramic train ride or visit a museum because Switzerland has lots of great museums. It's not only the Museum of Transport, well known to people coming to Lucerne, but also there are plenty of them, for example, also here in Bern. Then you have all these chocolate and cheese experiences all over Switzerland. It's the variety of activities for everyone.
Carolyn Schönafinger
Every child can find something to keep them entertained and amused in Switzerland. I think one of the great things about Switzerland for adults is that there's so many outdoor activities, and I guess that applies to children as well. I know your family particularly likes skiing during the winter, But what are some of the activities that you like to do with your kids in the warmer months, particularly in the summer?
Hana Hurabova
Yeah, it's definitely hiking. I'm an expert hiker in Switzerland. I've also written a book, a guide for families, a hiking guide for families. I would say this is the activity number one for our family. But the problem is, as I mentioned, the kids are getting older and these team trails are not fun for them more these fairy tales figures and so on. They want to have something adventurous, I would say, at the end of the hike. It's not a playground at the end of the hike. They would enjoy. It has to be something more for them, for let's say, teenagers. Now I'm trying to find these activities, for example, a scooter riding at the top of the mountain or a road park or a general activity for them that they could enjoy, or for example, toboggan runs, and these activities to have more fun, just not only hiking, it's boring for them now.
Carolyn Schönafinger
Yeah, I guess kids, especially teenagers, they don't always appreciate those beautiful views that the adults do. As you say, they want a bit of an incentive to get to the end. Can you tell us maybe where you found some of those scooter rides and the rope parks and some of those activities?
Hana Hurabova
Well, let's start with the playground because a lot of families are coming to Switzerland with small kids. There are lots of nice helping playgrounds where you can not only end your hike or start your hike, but just to spend a day with beautiful views. Besides the well-known Männlichen and Allmendhubel in the Berner Oberland, there are lots of many beautiful playgrounds, for example, in Elm in canton Glarus. Maybe you know it's South East or West? Oh, it's East from Zurich. There is a nice playground at the top of the gondola. It's called Kinderparadies Ämpächli. There are trampolines and lots of There's a restaurant. The kids can play on the playground, jump trampolines, and then they can start the hike, the team hike for kids. It's a really nice place. Then, for example, Mooraculum in Sörenberg. It's in central part of Switzerland. It's pretty close to Lucerne. People visiting from Lucerne can visit this place. It's located in the UNESCO reserve, and it's a really nice place to get a different nature of Switzerland. There's a small water park, the slides, the climbing parts, and also as well, team trail. For example, in Engelberg, also central part of in Lucerne.
Hana Hurabova
There's also a Globi playground. Maybe, I don't know if your listeners know who Globi is. Globi is a famous cartoon character. It's a bird in checked trousers. It's a It's very popular here in books and really comics books. There's a playground and also a theme trail, or let's say, treasure hunt, and devoted to this character. There's also a toboggan run and water elements and climbing parts. Really fun for kids of all ages, I would say.
Carolyn Schönafinger
Typically, how long are these theme trails?
Hana Hurabova
It can be from 1: 00 to 15: 00 Three kilometres, let's say. For the smallest one, for example, this one, I was talking about this Elm. It's called the Giants Trail. It's about the legend of the Giants in this area. It's really short. It's about three kilometres, let's say, and it just has fun activities along the trail. Kids can enjoy a lot of tasks and they can climb, they can have fun. It's really short, but then it can be, for example, this Mooraculum theme trail. It's about eight kilometres, I would say. It depends and there's really plenty of choices. For example, also this Mooraculum, there is also a short one, about one kilometre. Really, it's for everyone. There We're getting back to this. That's really for everyone.
Carolyn Schönafinger
Yeah, good. I guess with those activities along the way, once the kids have done that, then they're really enthusiastic to move along the hiking trail and get to the next activity.
Hana Hurabova
Yeah, definitely. Like I said, there are also some treasure hunt. At the top of the gondola, you can take a card and you can see where are you going. You can follow the path. There are some tasks to do. It can be really fun even for the kids that cannot read yet. They see beautiful pictures. You can see the characters and not only giants, for example, there are dwarves in Hasliberg. There are witches in Häxewääg Schwarzsee, or the La Neuveville. So plenty of characters to follow.
Carolyn Schönafinger
Okay, sounds great. What about something a bit more adrenaline-pumping, perhaps? You mentioned earlier the Rodelbahns, and they're always a lot of fun. I know when we travelled, when our children were small, they were always hunting out where the nearest Rodelbahn, or sometimes they're called alpine coasters, aren't they?
Hana Hurabova
Yeah, but in German, it's Rodelbahns. They have an Alpine Coast, Alpine toboggan, mountain toboggan, you name it.
Carolyn Schönafinger
Yeah. Maybe explain to the listeners exactly what we're talking about.
Hana Hurabova
Well, there are two types of these toboggans. One of them, there is a seat attached to the metal rail. The seat is following the track. It's one part. You You have a seat, you have seat belt, so it's really secure. The second type is that you are sliding freely, also on the seat, or you are sliding freely in the half metal pipe. I would say from my point of view, it's a bit more dangerous than the first one, but it's also fun. It's more adrenaline. But what is important to say that both types of these slides or toboggans are equipped with brakes, so you can control the speed of your ride. It's really good. For example, when you have smaller kids, you can ride with them together on one seat. It differs from toboggan to toboggan, if it's an age limit or high limit or something. But as they grew older, they can ride themselves. But when they are small, they can drive with you. It's a ride above I would say from 300 metres to 3 kilometres. Because the longest toboggan run in Switzerland is Pradaschier near Chur. Chur is, by the way, the oldest town of Switzerland. So a short bus ride there is a Pradaschier, and it's really these three kilometres long ride. We did it two years ago and it was such fun.
Hana Hurabova
Then there is the longest summer toboggan in Switzerland. It's Pilatus. It's called Frakigaudi, and it's about 1,300 metres. This pipe, there's no rail. They're sliding down the track. The third one we enjoyed a lot is... It's Glacier 3,000. In the Bernese Oberland, near Gstaad. This is also the highest situated in the world. On top of the mountain of Glacier 3,000, it means really up high, and it's really also fun. But I would say there are about 20 toboggan runs all around Switzerland. There's a one in Saas Fee, Schwarzsee, Langenbruck, and really a lot of places.
Carolyn Schönafinger
There is also one in Grindelwald, too, at Pfingstegg. I've done that one. Also the one at Pilatus that you mentioned, that's a lot of fun, too.
Hana Hurabova
Yeah, in the summer. These are activities just to attract kids for hiking. Yeah, maybe what next? I just forgot to mention these scooter rides. We tried it last summer in Leukerbad. Leukerbad is a small Alpine village town. It's a spa-town because it has lots of mineral springs. You drive the gondola up, then you rent a scooter, so you're in the scooter. You drive by 5 kilometres downhill. But you are also equipped with the helmet. It's safe. The scooter has brakes, so you can control and limit your speed. It's not as dangerous as it look like. It's so fun for kids.
Carolyn Schönafinger
Those scooters, I think there's a couple of different varieties. They have different names. There's Trotti bikes and there's the fat tyre scooters. You can see them in quite a few different, particularly mountain towns around Switzerland, can't you? .
Hana Hurabova
Yeah, really again, Grindelwald, Niederhorn has also this offer. Like I said, Leukerbad. Lots of them. Also this Soreneberg Mooraculum has also. But yeah, plenty of places have them, so it's a great activity.
Carolyn Schönafinger
Yeah, I think there's even some at Róthorn at Zermatt as well. Yeah, lots of places.
Hana Hurabova
When there's a mountain, there is a Trotti ride.
Carolyn Schönafinger
Yeah, exactly. Okay, what else do your teenagers enjoy doing?
Hana Hurabova
They really enjoy rope parks. It's a really fun activity for the kids. The road parks, what's There are also a lot of them in Switzerland with all different difficulty levels. Even the small kids can enjoy a rope park because they can start climbing at the age of three or four. There are smaller smaller ones. We are getting back to Pilatus again to this great funk park in Frakmuntegg. For the little ones, to the older ones, you can enjoy really lots of courses. There, but not only Pilatus. Also, we mentioned Pradaschier near Chur. There is also a rope park. Really, we enjoyed last summer Laax in the Canton of Graubunden. Also, It's pretty close to Chur. Also near Solothurn, there is a Balmberg. It's a nice rope park. You can also find, it's fun, you can also find rope parks in the cities. Maybe you didn't know that near Zurich, there's a rope park close to the city and even in Bern, almost in the city centre near the zoo, there's a rope park in the woods. When you are visiting Bern, you can not only go through the city, but also enjoy this activity.
Carolyn Schönafinger
For people that aren't familiar with the road parks, we should probably mention that you wear a harness and you're actually attached. You're not just free climbing across a rope between trees.
Hana Hurabova
You get a training. When you start, there is a guy that will explain what you have to do to be safe up the tree. Also, you have to do this, the carabiners, This stuff. Even for the small ones, and they can even accompany you with their first steps on the, let's say, the easiest course. They will show you what to do exactly just for you to be safe there. But I I have to admit this is not an activity for me. I thought, I'm not scared of heights, but this feeling being in the trees, somewhere in the wood. But the kids had fun and mamma had to follow.
Carolyn Schönafinger
Well, I'm with you. I am scared of heights, and I do not want to walk along a rope strung between two trees. There is a a part of the corset Pilatus, where you're on a rope bridge with high sides, and I did actually manage to walk around that. I definitely didn't look down. But as you said, the kids were all having a great time. They really loved it.
Hana Hurabova
In these rope parks, there are also these zip lines included. It was in Pilatus, this Dragon Glider, or in the Grindelwald, this First glider, First slider, you name it. But it's a very zip line taking you up, down, not mountain, but it's fun. Pfingstegg has this zip line. But these small zip lines are also integrated in these playgrounds because you start with the small ones, the short ones. When you grow older, you go to these rope parks to enjoy longer rides on the zip lines.
Carolyn Schönafinger
Yeah, that's That's a good point. Maybe at some of those playgrounds, especially for younger children, you don't actually have to pay for the zip line because, as you say, it's part of the playground. As they get older and they want to go on something a bit longer and a bit more adventurous, well, then that's when you have to start paying.
Hana Hurabova
They will train, but in Switzerland they train small. It's the same as skiing. They start two years old, and then they are pro-skiers like Marco Odermatt.
Carolyn Schönafinger
Fantastic. All right. What are some of the other things that you and your family have enjoyed outdoors?
Hana Hurabova
We enjoyed marble runs. Do you know what they are?
Carolyn Schönafinger
Yeah, I do. But maybe explain to everyone listening.
Hana Hurabova
Yeah. There are also playgrounds. Let's say they can be on the top of the mountains or they can be part of the theme trail. The thing is you buy a small wooden marble and you can keep it or take it home as a souvenir or use it next time when you get to this place. Then there are, let's say, labyrinths or also these wooden pipes when you let the marble run and there are various obstacles. You either follow the marble down the hill or just you have a wooden desk and you balance it just to get the marble into the hole. It's fun for the kids also just to start hiking or enjoy being outdoors. This one you can find in Bernese Oberland it's at Hasliberg. I have to really mention Hasliberg Hasliberg because it's such a fun place, not only hiking, because there's one of the most popular theme trails, Dwarf Trail in Hasliberg. But then when you finish this theme trail, you can continue on this Kugelbahn or Kugelweg and with these marbles. It's just fun being there at Hasliberg near Meiringen in Bernese Oberland. It's great. Great place for families. Good.
Carolyn Schönafinger
Those marble runs, are they found in lots of different places as well?
Hana Hurabova
They're not so popular, I would say. This Hasliberg maybe it's the most known. There's also one in Charmey. Charmey is a small place in the Canton of Fribourg. It's so-called pre-Alpes. It's not really the highest peak of the Alps, but really 2,000 metres, yeah, I would say. On the top of the mountains, there are various courses for these marbles. It's really fun for the kids to get there. There's also one in the canton of Ticino, it's called BoBosco. BoBosco is really giant. It has really giant to marble. Also, you also follow the track. I think it goes along the river and so on. It's always connected with the hiking.
Carolyn Schönafinger
There's probably lots of other outdoor activities, too, that we haven't even touched on yet. Are there any others that you think our listeners should know about?
Hana Hurabova
Yeah, I would say that, for example, when you visit the city with teenagers. They are sometimes bored, another city, what should I do here? But there are plenty of activities for them. For example, treasure hunt through the city I would, for example, mention fox trail or detective trails. When you follow the instructions and you have to crack the code, let's say, to get to another point. It's fun because in Switzerland, it's also in English, German, French, English. Even as a tourist, you can enjoy this funny way of seeing the city. I would say these trails are really nice. Also, for example, you can have an audio guide. There are lots of apps with audio guides and also themed. So, for example, last November, we did this in Zurich, and it was devoted to climate. It was very fun to see or to walk to not so known places in Zurich, but they are really important for the city because for reason, and you are just listening. There are, for example, these My Climate stories are also devoted for younger kids and for older kids, for adults. This topic is really well-prepared for everyone. You just walk through unknown places. I would say it's fun to get to know the city in a different way.
Carolyn Schönafinger
Yeah. Okay, that's good. All right. What tips would you give to someone who's planning a vacation to Switzerland with their family?
Hana Hurabova
I I would say, don't try to catch up on a lot of things. Sometimes the people come here to Switzerland with a long list of places they want to see, and they want to manage everything in one week. Really take it easy. Just prioritise what you really want to see, what you can skip. Really have a plan B because Switzerland is the mountains. The weather can change immediately immediately. So I've always plan B, but there are lots of possibilities to plan B in Switzerland. There are great museums, as I mentioned, for kids and theme museums. You can visit the caves, for example. Yeah, It's great to have a plan B. Then don't be afraid to explore new areas. I know Switzerland has some favourite spots, popular places, Instagramable places, but really try to find something new for you. Just so you can show others, Hey, it's Switzerland. It's not only about Jungfraujoch. There's also a Mooraculum in Sörenberg. These local activities, I would say, try to find a place that is known for locals and enjoy the moment.
Carolyn Schönafinger
Yeah, absolutely. Sometimes all it takes is for you to ask the receptionist at the hotel you're staying at or the owner of the apartment that you're renting, Where's somewhere that you like to go that my kids might enjoy, or if you're not travelling with kids that I might enjoy? They'll usually be able to give you quite a few suggestions.
Hana Hurabova
As I mentioned, for example, Leukerbad. It's a place in the mountain, but only few people know that Switzerland is so well known for these thermal baths. For example, places like Leukerbad or Bad Ragaz or these places with thermal It's really nice to get there and just to enjoy the wellness and the mountains surrounding the place.
Carolyn Schönafinger
Most kids love swimming, so soaking in a hot pool is as much fun for them as it is for the adults.
Hana Hurabova
Yeah, definitely.
Carolyn Schönafinger
Now, I know that you love helping other families and even people without children with their itinerary planning, and you do a lot of that. Can you tell our listeners how you can help them plan their itineraries?
Hana Hurabova
Well, maybe I will start with what I don't do. I'm not a travel agent, so I don't book flights, I don't book trips, and so on. I'm just a consultant. I try to give my best advice to people coming to Switzerland. When we set up a call before they come, we have a video call like we do now, and I ask the clients, what are they What are their priorities? What are their wishes? The most important is why. What are their whys? Why are they coming to Switzerland? What's their motivation? What they want to see? Because like I mentioned, they come with a list of places they want to visit. And I have to say, Stop. Think carefully. Do you really want to see all these places in one week? Do you think it's manageable? So I'm here for them to say, Hey, I'm really sorry, but it's not doable. These places are scattered all over Switzerland. It's really not possible to see them all. Keep something for your next visit of Switzerland because I believe people are not coming only once in a lifetime in Switzerland, but they really come back. It doesn't have to be next year, but for example, in five years.
Hana Hurabova
So they can leave something for the next visit. And really, they have priorities of what they want to see now. Why do you want to see this place? It's really because it's so popular on Instagram, you want to see this. But yeah, I know it's a really nice place. But with this comes this over-tourismus. It's sad, but we have to say it because when the place is popular, there will be a lot of queues, lots of tourists, and maybe your visit won't be a pleasure for you. You have to understand how this works. And With all these popular places, through Bernese Oberland and Lucerne, I know they are beautiful. I love them. But sometimes you have to say, Yeah, you are coming in the high season, so be prepared for this and that. You have to queue, you have to book in advance. I'm giving this type of advice to my clients that they understand what is travelling to Switzerland, for example, in high season or in summer or in winter. Because, for example, they have to take in mind, okay, I'm coming to Switzerland in winter, so I have to have starly shoes, waterproof shoes, hiking poles.
What I'm going to do when I'm not skiing in Switzerland in the winter. I'm offering different activities, and we are talking about a lot before their visit, and then I can prepare the right itinerary for them. I will not only list the places they visit, but I will give a few words about these places. I can offer maps when they can get from place A to place B, which training option is the best one, and so on and so on. Not only a list of activities they should do, but really para advise.
Carolyn Schönafinger
I think that organisational aspect is so useful. As you said, if someone's visiting in high season, they need to know how much time to take into or how much time to allow to wait in a queue or to get up the mountain and all that things. Visiting in winter, the daylight hours are shorter, so you're not going to be able to fit in as much as you can in a day. Even in summer, the cable cars, most of them stop running at 6: 00 PM, and a lot of visitors don't realise that. They assume while it's daylight, they'll keep running. Having someone like yourself who can give them all that information firsthand is super helpful.
Hana Hurabova
I have to mention my experience, for example, from Interlaken. It was at the end of November, so I would say the last weekend when the funicular was running, at Harder Kulm. Even in the afternoon, lots of people wanted to go up the mountain to enjoy the sunset and so on. But there was a huge queue on the top of the mountain to go back with the funicular. But this funicular is going only every half an hour, I think. I don't know how these people went down because the funicular was closing at 5: 00 PM and it still was a huge queue. Really, you have to think, you have to plan very carefully when visiting these famous places.
Carolyn Schönafinger
That's interesting. Even in November, when you would think, there's not so many tourists around. If any of our listeners would like your assistance with planning their itinerary, how can they get in touch with you?
Hana Hurabova
My own website, my travel blog, ourswisseexperience.com/en, English part, because I'm writing my blog in the three languages, so don't be scared. There is a actually an e-shop. In this e-shop, you can choose a itinerary you want, if you want a short itinerary or a longer one. When you order this itinerary, I will get in touch with you. Of course, don't forget, when ordering this itinerary, there is also a field for a sale or rabat.
Carolyn Schönafinger
Discount?
Hana Hurabova
Yeah, discount, connected with Holidays to Switzerland. If you enter the right code, if you crack the code, you can get a 5% discount on this itinerary. I will get in touch with you and we will talk, and then you can enjoy your holidays in Switzerland.
Carolyn Schönafinger
Fantastic. Thank you so much, Hana, for offering that discount, too. That code, which I'll put in the show notes as well as a link to Hana's website, but it's HTS for Holidays to Switzerland, and then number 5. You'll get 5% off Hana's itinerary planning service. Thank you again for sharing all those great activities for families. I know that a lot of people who are travelling, even if they don't have children with them, they will still enjoy lots of those things. Maybe not the playgrounds, although the views from the playgrounds are always amazing. Rope parks, zip lines, rodelbahns, they're all heaps of fun for adults anyway. Everyone should enjoy them. Thank you. Any final tips for someone who's thinking about coming to Switzerland, whether or not they have children?
Hana Hurabova
I would say, enjoy it. Take it really easy. Enjoy the moment. Don't try to visit all the places and just enjoy the beauty of Switzerland.
Carolyn Schönafinger
Less is more.
Hana Hurabova
Yeah, definitely. Yeah.
Carolyn Schönafinger
Thanks, Hana. Appreciate it.
Hana Hurabova
Thank you. Thanks for having me again in your podcast. Yeah, have fun and come to Switzerland again.
Carolyn Schönafinger
I will. Thank you. There really are some fantastic things to do with kids in Switzerland, aren't there? My husband and I first started travelling to Switzerland with our boys when they were five and eight years old. I can honestly say that playgrounds, rodelbahns, Trotti bikes, and themed hiking trails were often the highlights of our kids' holiday. Yeah, sure, they loved the train rides and the cable car rides, but it was when they were outside, burning off energy and experiencing new things that they were the happiest. It was on some of these days that we created the best memories from our trip. Even though it's just my husband and I travelling these days, we still enjoy many of the activities that we've talked about today, and I love that you can find them all over Switzerland. So whether or not you're travelling with children, I hope we've inspired you to seek out some of these outdoor activities. They're a great opportunity to try something new whilst enjoying the magnificent beauty of Switzerland. I'll include the names of all the places we've chatted about today and a link to Hana's website and to episode 92, her previous appearance on the podcast, in the show notes for this episode. You can also find a link to get a copy of my free guide, 21 useful Things to Know Before You Visit Switzerland, in the show notes, too. Head to holidaystoswitzerland.com/episode129 to get all those links. Thank you for joining me today. If you've enjoyed this episode, I'd be super grateful if you could leave a five-star rating or a review wherever you listen to podcasts. More ratings and reviews mean that the podcast gets suggested to more listeners just like you who are planning a Swiss vacation. Thank you so much. Next week, we're doing a deep dive into the towns and villages of the Jungfrau region to help you choose the best location to base yourself during your visit to this popular region. Until then. Tschüss.